Taiwan vs Uruguay: Liberal democracy
Taiwan
3
in 2025
Uruguay
3
in 2025
Taiwan rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 3 against 3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 3 | 2.2 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Taiwan or Uruguay?
- Taiwan, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.